Put that down, fatty! (again!)

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Hullo all :) Thanks for posting - I love our little diet bet. Both keeping on at each other which is really helpful.

Yesterday was fine - worked all day and then went to the soup kitchen. Worked inside instead of manning the door so got to serve people and sit and have a good chat with everyone which was lovely. Got home about 21:00 so had a quick dinner and then bed! Will weigh in when I'm back home on Sunday - off to take my dad to a concert (Hawkwind!) in Weymouth tonight and staying in a hotel. Then home to my mum's with my sister and her chap for EUROVISION! I love it. So will try and keep calories down, log everything and get some good walks in!

11th May

Breakfast: grapes, toast (340)
Lunch: low-fat noodles (304)
Dinner: chorizo and beans on toast (465)
Snacks: 125ml wine, packet of skips (163)

Total: 1272
Steps: 13,500​
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I love Hawkwind especially when im in the mood for something ummmm different.
 
I got adventurous and made some chickpea curry.......... Freaking awsome.
Guess i cant pick on you anymore :(
 
I'm so glad you liked it, R! I feel vindicated! Hawkwind were excellent - I was the youngest there by at least 20 years. Me and my dad got very drunk and I got hit on lots which felt REALLY weird.. I'm not used to getting any attention like that really so was a bit odd.. My dad was very unimpressed!

Weekend was okay - we watched Eurovision which was fun. I got some sad news on Saturday that another one of my clients from the children's home died at the age of 20. She was hit by a taxi. That's two from the same children's home since October.. her and the other girl were best friends. Loved them both very much - have known them since they were 15. Imagine work is going to be pretty horrible today.

Food hasn't been good and I drank a lot on Saturday and Friday. Alcohol free day yesterday and have meal prepped for lunches. Back on the wagon..

Jan: -10lbs
February: -5lbs
March: -5lbs
April: -2lbs

Week 17: 175 (-2)
Week 18: 175 (0)
Week 19: 175 (0)

Total: 24lbs down since Jan 1st 2017
 
That's one of the reasons why I work with geriatric patients: I still get attached to them and feel sad when (not if) they die but... it's sadness for not seeing them anymore, rather than for all the things they'll never experience.

Getting hit on by dudes more than 20 years your senior is always weird. I remember going to the cinema with my baby sister when I was maybe 20 and realizing for the first time that 35+ dads with kids by their side were flirting with me :D To be honest I find that even more creepy now that I'm over 35 myself :p
 
Thanks LaMa <3 I can't see your diary anymore..maybe I've just missed it?

Yesterday was okay - one of those days where I wanted to eat everything. Went to bed early to avoid temptation!

15th May

Breakfast: skips (76)
Lunch: home-made soup, 1 slice of bread (412)
Dinner: gnocci with lots of veggies and chorizo (623)
Snacks: 250ml wine, two crackers (256)

Total: 1367
Steps: 12,000
 
Sleep is the best cure for most things - certainly when they´re food-related! I deleted my diary. May make another one some time but for now I´m just not feeling it :)
 
Glad you enjoyed the Eurovision. Oh my God, as I'm typing this, I think a bird has fallen down our chimney. I can hear the clinking. I'm scared!

Ok, it's quiet again. Phew. And booze and Eurovision just go together so so well. Good for you not going too mad on the food yesterday. Anything nice planned for this week?
 
Ahh that's fair enough LaMa :) nice to still see you around though.

Hey Emily, hope the bird is okay!! Not much planned, no. Got a friend coming for dinner tonight and then the soup kitchen tomorrow night and then a comedy club on Friday (okay, quite a lot then..) and then nothing this weekend! What about you?

Yesterday was good - stayed up late watching shitty movies with my Yank and had a nice dinner. We have NO money so selling a few bits online and that's been keeping us ticking on over.. we have money in savings but it's all for the house so trying to be good! Quick update as need to go to work.

16th May

Breakfast: skipped
Lunch: low-fat supernoodles and 3 crackers (427)
Dinner: roasted carrots and potato, 1 chicken wrap (705)
Snacks: 375ml wine (261)

Total: 1393
Steps: 13,000
 
Not having any money is brutally stressful. Kudos for staying on track regardless and have fun with all your weekend plans :)
 
Did you follow my lead and start selling some books?

This weekend - no plans really. Going to try and organise the house, go to the market on Saturday for some fresh fish, fruit and veg, that kind of thing. Nothing major anyway!
 
Hey Em, no, I had a look but no one wanted the ones we have! Not sure I could part with them either.. we have hundreds and I love them all! Selling some video games and household bits - people will buy anything! Your plans sound lovely - I love an organised home. Tidy house, tidy miiiind.

Yesterday was fine - feeling really unmotivated at work and that makes me feel unmotivated at home. Can't wait to go back to my old job at the end of June.. I barely have an hours work a day to do and spend the rest of it researching theory and reading. Doesn't feel great. Social work is about people and I'm maybe seeing 4 clients a week if I'm lucky. Can't wait to go back to proper work! Being a student sucks. Watched Beauty & The Beast with Yank and Palmer last night, that was pretty nice. I worked out my new calorie goal as well as I'm now technically "at goal" but want to lose another 7lbs. At the weight I am now I need to eat 1500 a day to lose 1.5lbs a week.. I will obviously have a few days where I eat more than that so hoping for a 1lb a week so that's what I'm aiming for. I'm in no rush :)

17th May

Breakfast: biscuit, two satsumas (132)
Lunch: home-made soup, carrots (308)
Dinner: gnocci with chorizo, chestnut mushrooms, shallots and broccoli (587)
Snacks: 125ml wine, 3 low cal crackers (305)

Total: 1332
Steps: 12,500
 
Approaching your "perfect" weight is probably the best way to transition into maintenance anyway. Late June is so close already!
 
Thanks LaMa - that's a good way of looking at it :D

Still feeling a bit bleh and unmotivated at the moment - I usually love my job and it's just not interesting me at the moment. Not long to go though. Me and Yank are off to a comedy club near our house tonight with some girls and guys from my normal job so really excited for that. We have a tiny bit of money so going to get Yank to take me out for a drink before to cheer me up ;) Soup Kitchen was good last night.. although lots of heroin users trying to shoot up in the bathroom. One guy has blown all the veins in his groin and has a horrible hernia there (not sure if it's related to the gear) and was trying to show me, bless him. He has a friend who just had a leg amputated from heroin use who is still using.. it must be awful to be addicted to something like that. Everyone else was pretty cheerful though, lots of banter and CAKE! I managed to mostly resist..only had a little bit!

18th May

Breakfast: sastuma (41)
Lunch: marmite sandwich, crisps (368)
Dinner: lemon cous cous, grilled peppers, mushrooms, 1 small potato diced and halloumi steak (707)
Snacks: small piece of cake (191)

Total: 1307
Steps: 18,000
 
Same thing with clients I've had who'd lost one leg already and weren't doing great in the other one and still smoking two packs a day :confused: Or overeating, really. It's weird and horrifying how we can be so addicted to such everyday stuff that we can be blind to the direct consequences.
 
I used to work in hydrotherapy of a burn unit and I was prepping a wound to the back of the thigh for amputation. You could reach into his leg and wrap both hands around his femur. Damage due to injections to the same site. He swore he didn't have a drug habit... :(

Hope you have a good time at the comedy club! Laughter is the best medicine!
:)
 
I love comedy clubs! Definitely a good shout if you're on a budget when your entertainment was all paid for. Hope you enjoyed it!

Do you do the soup kitchen as part of your development in Social Work, or just something that you like to do? I did a slightly placement with the Big Issue and at a community centre. Even when people are in dark places, just having that routine of going to get food and reaching out to people makes such a difference.
 
Hey DA - I'm just a glutton for punishment and love making myself too busy! I love volunteering, I live in a really supportive, lovely part of my city and I think it's important for me to feel connected and part of it. It's not part of my studies or anything.. I started doing it because, although I love my job, it's often quite negative and upsetting. I like to be able to SEE the difference I'm making and I love feeding people and talking to new people. Our homeless community is huge here and we have lots of volunteering opportunities available. I bet the Big Issue placement was great..I'd love to work somewhere like that. What a great learning experience.

M2M and LaMa - poor people.. It must be so hard to be addicted and to damage your health irreparably whilst feeling you can't stop.. sad for them :( and for those who work with them!

Right, it's been a mixed ol' bag of a weekend. Was very hungover on Saturday but trundled off to University for the day and then me and Yank watched Zombie films and chilled out.. I ate too much as was feeling grotty and have now come on so my over-eating is allll making sense. We went to watch jazz at a few bars today and then watched a film around a friends house. He has a new kitten and it is adorable. Just home now and heading to bed soon. Got lots to do this week so hoping I'll feel motivated and positive - I usually do when I'm under pressure.. I thrive on the chaos!! 1lb down this week - happy with that, considering!

Jan: -10lbs
February: -5lbs
March: -5lbs
April: -2lbs

Week 17: 175 (-2)
Week 18: 175 (0)
Week 19: 175 (0)
Week 20: 174 (-1)

Total: 25lbs down
 
I love how you're always going to watch jazz! Haha. Did you ever watch The Mighty Boosh? Howard Moon is my absolute favourite.
 
Awhhh I love my jazz. Any live music is good music :) Busy day at work today. Estate agents called me as well and have said that our vendors are going into rented so we have booked our proper mortgage application for two weeks time! So exciting.. Nervous though. Still could all fall through. Alcohol free day today - feels good after a bit of a heavier week last week.

22nd May

Breakfast: satsumas (164)
Lunch: pasta with spicy tomato sauce and mushrooms, sweetcorn (435)
Dinner: chicken wrap, home-made chips (684)

Total: 1283
Steps: 11,000
 
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